The US car company, led by Ilon Mask, will be included in the S&P 500 index, which includes the 500 largest companies, in a month, the portal “Electrek” reports. Tesla is expected to be included in the index on December 21.
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It is not yet known which company will leave this index.
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In the first hour after the announcement of Tesla’s listing of the 500 largest US companies, the company’s shares rose by 12%. In monetary terms, it is more than $ 40 billion.
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It should be recalled that at the end of September, the value of Tesla shares decreased by 12%, reducing the company’s market capitalization by $ 50 billion. This followed Ilona Mask’s announcement of plans to reduce the cost of producing electric cars. Tesla also announced plans to launch an electric car with an autopilot function, which will cost 25 thousand dollars.
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